Insights

What a difference a stimulus makes. As we entered this global recession/credit crisis a few years ago, governments around the world came up with plans to support their banking systems and stimulate growth in their respective economies.

Much has been written and spoken about the 2009 Recovery Act and the largesse bestowed upon the Department of Energy (DOE) to stimulate the renewable energy and cleantech sectors. So how are they doing? Depending on your perspective, there is a broad range of answers. Based on an allocation of $36.7 billion from the Ac

Electric vehicles (EV) have been a large segment for venture investment the last few quarters. Many governments, including the US, are making major commitments to EV development. At SVB we have also seen a number of startups of the two

As we entered the new year, the perceived global economic recovery continued to
sputter along as it did in 2H09. Last year's recovery theme was centered on
supporting the global banking system via the central banks' strategy of flooding
the market with massive amounts of liquidity and support. With the banking
system in much better shape by year-end, the G-10 economies were expected to
slowly build on the positive momentum and show real, identifiable progress in
2010.

The Australian dollar (AUD) and the Canadian dollar (CAD) have a lot in common.
They are both backed by economies that are reliant on commodity exports. For
investors looking to hedge or speculate on commodities via foreign exchange,
they both provide ample liquidity as the world's sixth and seventh most traded
currencies.